Pretty imaginative name, huh? While it’s a decent enough beer I guess I just don’t like enough to give it a more appropriate name. I built this recipe around the two types of hops I have growing in the backyard, Cascade and Nugget. Cascade was an easy choice, but I only chose Nugget because I really didn’t have a preference for anything else. The Nugget isn’t growing well though so maybe it’ll be replaced by something I like better next year.

Tasting notes: big strong hoppy flavor from the nugget dry hop. It’s not unpleasant but it’s not really ‘wow’ either. Given time to age, I think I might actually prefer Chinook to Nugget.

Color

Stats

OG

1.052

FG

1.013

IBU

78

ABV

5.0 %

SRM

7

Specifics

Boil Volume

6 gallons

Batch Size

5 gallons

Yeast

75% AA

Style Comparison

Low

High

OG

1.040

1.052

1.050

FG

1.008

1.013

1.014

IBU

20

78

30

SRM

20

7

35

ABV

3.8

5.0

5.2

Fermentables

% Weight

Weight (lbs)

Grain

Gravity Points

Color

77.8 %

7.00

Light Malt Extract Syrup

47.6

2.8

5.6 %

0.50

CaraPils

1.1

0.2

5.6 %

0.50

Crystal 60L

1.0

6.0

11.1 %

1.00

Honey

2.3

0.3

9.00

52.0

Hops

% Wt

Weight (oz)

Hop

Form

AA%

AAU

Boil Time

Utilization

IBU

25.0 %

1.00

Nugget

Whole/Plug

13.0

13.0

60

0.245

47.7

25.0 %

1.00

Cascade

Whole/Plug

6.6

6.6

40

0.215

21.2

25.0 %

1.00

Cascade

Whole/Plug

6.6

6.6

10

0.089

8.8

25.0 %

1.00

Cascade

Whole/Plug

6.6

6.6

0

0.000

0.0

4.00

77.7

Yeast: Safale US-05

Steep grains at 150 for half an hour. Sparge with a gallon at 175. Dry hop with 1oz Nugget.